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vnTiTAfF it. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAItOLINA,"jULY 12,1850. NUMBER 55.
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From the Daily T;fjsgmpl(.
Mr. Editor?The following lines, in which a
distressed and heart-broken parent appeals to a
toacljer. appeared several years ago in a Columbia |
paper. By publishing then) with a few alterations,
you will much oblige me and tbe human
family. I will thank you to present a pop)', with
my respects, to each of the teachers wtio will assemble
in your town 011 the 12th insL
A Benevolent Retosmeb.
Schoolmaster! spare that boy!
Strike not a single blow?
Mar not his youthful joy,
Let him unpunished go!
If wayward he should prove,
Then " moral suasion*' try
With gentle motives move,
But lay that ferule by.
Why rule with birch and thong,
Jfy boy, with reason blessed?
Tell him, "T^lnt course is wrong.
Ajid this I think is liest."
This plan will meet success;
The child now gentle grown,
Will surely take your, course (uiless
He should prefer his own.)
Some hardened, desperate ones
Yop like enough may find;
Spare not the rod to other's sons,
But lay no stroke on mine.
Dare not my wrath agau,,
Nor be my wish forgot:
While I can raise a cane
Thy switch shall harm him net
A B. R.
SEI)f ?lio.
A friend of ours was telling us not long since
of an acquaintance of his in Alabama wjio was
noted for his mendacity. lie related to him j
the following anecdote:
Said some one to the liar, 'do you remember
the 'time the stars fell, many years ago ?"
" Yes,' said Mendax.
" Well,' remarked the other, 'I've heard that
it was all a deception, and that the stars did
not actually fall!"
" Don't you believe a word of it," returned
Meudax with a knowin' look; " they fell in my
yard as big as goose aigs. Iye got one on 'em
vet. onlv the children nlnved with it so much
they've worn the shiny pints of!'."
Master B., a remarkably smart student nt
Harvard, is anothor "gentlemen by fnstjnct."
A liberal use of starch and cod oil have greatly
polished him. He once said to his mother?
" I say, mn'ma, where's Bill t"'
"My son, don't Jet me hoar you say if til |
again. "You slioujd say William."
" Well, mother, where's William V*
" In the yard, feeding the ducks."
"Oyes, I see him now. Hut, mother, what
makes ducks have such broad, flat williams ?"
" Go out with your brother, directly, you?oh!
?aud she fainted.
A beautiful form is better than a beautiful
face, and beautiful behavior is better than a
beantiful form. It gives higher pleasure flian
statues or pictures; it is the finest of the fine
arts.
He that pryeth into a cloud may be stricken
with a thunderbolt.
Making Auger Holes with a Gimlet.?
" My boy, what are you doing with that gimlet?'
said I to a flaxpn haired urchin, who was laboring
with all his might at a piece of board before
him.
-'!v\:;ig to make an auger hole," was the
reply. \ ithout raising his eyes.
Pi widely the business of at least two-thirds
of the world?making auger holes.
Hero is young A. who has escaped from
the clerk's desk behind the counter. He sports
a moustache, his imperial, carries ii rattan,
drinks champagne, talks big about the profits
of banking or shaving notes. Ho thinks he is
really :i great man; but every body ffQtyntj him
sees that he is only "making auger-holes with a
gimlet"
Miss C., is a nice pretty girl, and might be ;
very useful, too, for she has intelligence?but ,
she must be the ton, goes to plays, lounges on j
sofas, keens her bed till near noon, imagines
that she is a belle, disdains labor, forgets, or j
tries to, that her father \vas a mechanic?and i
all for what ? Why she is trying to work her- j
self into the belief that an auger-hole can be !
made with a gimlet ?
?-?
Parisian Dodck.?Every one who frequents |
the reading-room of the Theatre de , lias ;
observed a little old man, with a quiet melan- j
choly air, who calls himself a dramatic author, j
but who, to the best of most persons' knowledge,
has never speculated on any other than .
ten-cent pieces. As soon as hejpereeives a new- I
comer, he goes right up to him, and after having j
made a few common-place observations, says:,
"I bet you could not jump over a ten-cent!
piece."
" I don't understand your jeu (le nwnis, an- i
swers the person addressed.
"In plain language,' without jew demofs,!
Lief you do not jump over a ten-cent piece."
f Wliat do you mean ?"
" Lend me a ten-cent piece, and you will see.' i
The old man as soon as he receives the ten- :
ppnt nippp tdn/?ne it nn flip window sill. and. I
, ? , , (
throwing up the sash, says, with a bantering '
air, pointing at the same time to the pavement;
of the street below :
" Now jump over it!"
The spectators, par pnlitessr, laugh at the
trick?the ohl man twirls the little piece of
money in his fingers; slaps his man firmly on .
the back and shoulders, as if to encourage him '
to laugh?then, by way ot reflection, remarks
carelessly:
' It seems very simple, but ever}* thing depends
on where one puts the money."
A* Mtifb nit nir nl' tllO ItlAcI' 111- 1
?lt UK" Silllli; L1IIJV, Willi <411 UK VI iiiv inwuv ...
noccnt abstraction, be slips the ten-cent pioce
intq his pocket?the trick is done! I
This harmless industry brings its inventor the
daily means of supplying his simple wants.?
Those who have once been his victim are never
sorrv to see another fall into the snare.
3V Sdcrtefc Sale.
THE IMMORTAL FOUNTAIN.
Or the TravelB of two 8isters to the Fountain 1
of Beauty. '
I
BY Tni: KF.V. R. KDLESTOX,
Minister of Albion Chapel, Lceih. |
" Without a parable spake he not unto litem." j 1
Musing one day upon the state of tilings as it j |
was in the (..olden Affe. and especially respect- | \
in^ the mode of inslruclioit then. when there !|
we re mi writ in"*, and when man was taught 1 i
what is true Mini holy l?v theopening of his spir- {
Una! sight, and thus frequently admitted into j ;
spiritual association with angels, who taught ,
hini the trillIik of heaver, just as (ind taught j |
Adam, anrl angels the patriarchs, I fell into a
sound and most delightful sleep, and dreamed ; ,
that 1 was living in those pen refill and hanpy 1
times. It stM'iii' d as if 1 was in one ofthe most i \
beautiful districts ofthe eaith that I ever beheld. ! |
'ft,,, siiii wis risiurr vvilh area! wlorv above till*
eastern hiiis, tin* dew drops were still upon Ibo ;;
green pastures. and a* the light fell upon them, ,
it seemed as if the earth was covered with gems.
In the distance there was a lolly range o! hills, |
and on Miein, liere and there, were planted fine
tall trees. At their feet the flowing of a gentle
pel hie id stream, murmured agreeable music, (
which harmonized with the voices of thousands (
ol sweet leathered songsters. On a gentle ern. j |
inence there was a singula!ly beHiiiiful house, i ,
etnhosomed within magnificent fruit trees, that
were all in full blossom. \n extensive garden ,
sip rounded the bouse in which were long shady
walks that terminated in cool grottos, to which (
the owner and his fumiiy retired in the heat of
the day. to discourse upon things of everlasting ,
concern.
This gentleman, (f??r wo must --peak afierthn !
riinnuor of our times) had two daughters called
Chncune and Anciiiio. Chacune was extreme. ,
Jy lovoiy hoth in mind and body. M'ld as a
lamb,yet majestic and noble; full ofbenevo.
lence and kindness; and moreover, she possessed
that delightful quality that always inspires
pleasure in others. Hut Aucttne was just the
opposite. Always frowning and out of humor;
wanting and getting, hut npver satisfied ; and
ill ternp<Ted with herselfand every one else.?
From lung continued indulgence in evil tern- i
per*, her body had lost its natural beauty. and j
had become the impress and form of the ugliness t
of her disposition. For a sweet mind always
makes lor itself, in some way or other, n hcatt.
tifill body ; and though we sometimes find good |
and virtuous minds in deformed bodies, y?t how
completely is the deformity overshadowed and
put comparatively out of view by the sweetness
and beauty of the disposition !
On her return to the world she was very sad
and dejected !br some time. Hut Chaeune was
even more than usually kind ; she danced and |
snug, and brought her ripe fruit, which she had
cultivated with great care ; endeavoring by ev.
erv means in her power to raise Aucnne's drooping
spirits. By the assistance of her father ami
sister, and a few kind fiends, who had already
observed the change for the belter that had taken
place in her mind, slio began at last to be
more cheerful and playful. It anon began to be
remarked bv all, how amiable Aucuno was becoming.
and how kind to Chacune she was !?
and as they walked abroad with their father, it
used to l?e said by the neighbors, "Mere conies
the good man and his two lipaiitiful daughters."
The first limn Aucuno heard this, it plensed t
her mightily ; 44 Two beautiful daughters!" she i
kept sayingto herself. ."Two beautiful daughters
!" v Weil I never thought of fliis," sho (
continued, " but I can pee that it is just as the
angels said. I am not less Messed, because sister
is blessed too. Who would have thought
that the praise of our neighbors was so sweet,
when enjoyed, and partaken of, by sister !" She
gradually began to feel more and more this
truth ; and in a lew months, it became a fixed
principle in her character, to deprive Chacune
of no praise and good will, that their neighbors
bore towards her.
Aucune little by little began to feel a certain
delight and pleasure about life, that never was
le|; before. All those who had avoided her,
r r. ?l?, ?i _..IJ i .1
n win inw iiiai nil i wuiiiu ijiirtiin wiiii iij-iuf
now seemed in strive who could he most kind.
Aueune's greatest desire was to he as beautiful
and as much beloved as Chacune; and she
could conceive of no wav ?u being 'so^HtiFby
making her sister as ugly and as despised as
herself. For some years she had been Irying
this plan, hv heating and abusing her, tearing
her dress, cutting olfher lovely auburn hair as
she was sleeping in the grotto, and on several
occasions she even struck heron the face, with
the intention of making an ugly mark, which
she hoped would destroy the charm that was
about it ; besides all this, she had been known
to break into neighbors' gardens, and tread
down the flowers, and bring some away, and
lay them in her sNter's bpdronrn, with the intention
of throwing the blame upon Chacune.
These were some of the nieariR she adopted,
but some way or other Chacune remained as
beautiful, arid even more beautiful than belnre,
for every blow that slip received fiotn her sister,
seemed to make hersiill more amiable and
lovely ; for, T must observe, that in no case did
slip resent the unkind treatment of Aucune, and
therefore to all her beauties she added tho?e of
patience, forbearance, forgiveness and 'mercy.
which arc those thai shine brightest in Heaven.
And notwithstanding all the wicked and deceit,
lii! plans of Vucune, no one would believe that
Chacune would injure any one. Thus poor
Aucune had the mortification ofseeing Chacune
growing more beautiful and beloved every day,
while she was becoming more and more deformed,
and shunned, and disliked.
It was reported in the neighborhood, that during
the time that Chacune slept in the grotto
of her father's garden, her spirit was admitted
into the company of 'angels, with whom she talked
and strayed into fields of eternal green. It
was also said, that the angels bathed her in the
Fountain of Beauty, which is situate on the suin
mil of Mount Innocence, in the spiritual world,
und which was the cause of Iter surpassing loveliness.
Auciiiip, lo whom nothing of the kind
had ever occurred, hud often heard such things
reported of others, and when this was sard ot
C'iiacunc, she liecamc much interested and cu
rious to know the tmth of the matter , "lor perhaps,"
thought she, " I may he able to bathe in
hosp waters loo, and then I shall be as beauti
fid, and us much admired, and beloved as sis!er!'
The next morning aflpr she had heard the report,
she hastened to ('haenne'r bedroom, and
stole solilvand silently along the passage, and
listened nt the floor, expecting to hear ang'ds
1 all :
conversing and playing witn her. .-an wai ipu
et however, ssiv?> |h?* noise of some sweet sing,
ing biros, tli.il came every morning, ami warbled
tln.'ir music from the boughs of'a vinctiee,
lo awake diamine from her jieaceful slumbers
As scion as she went in. dinr-iine, who had just
awoke, asked " why she rsune to parly?" "To
?c e ihi* angels," s lid Annine. "To spp angels!"
said C'hacune with astonishment. "Why sislor,
how is it that you look for flioni here ? Do
you not know that angels live in the spiritual
world!" 44 Hut I havp heard," observed Anrune,
"that angels bathe vou in the Fountain
nf Beauty, and do sister, toll me where i can
find them, for I long to bathe in those waters,
and fie beautiful also !"
t.'hacuue blushed and smiled at the ignorance
and earnestness of her sister,and said ".My dear
Ancune. vou know that I love you, and would
ilo anything for you llial I am able, but i cannot
show you atifjeU oil earth, fur they have not,
ami never can have, material bodies. Their
bodies are spiritual and made of spiritual sob.
stances, and suited exactly to the spiritual world
in which they live, and liiorelore can never lie
seen by material eyes." "Then how must I
see them?" said Aucune with impatience. "I
will explain it to you sister; while here you
are an inhabitant of two worlds ibis world of
matter, and a world of spirit; and you have a
bodv adapted to ca.ch. One, a material body
for the material world, and the oilier, a spiritual
body, for the spiritual world.* Now, listen, sister,"
continued Chucunc with earnestness,
'each of these bodies have senses peculiar to
themselves ; and what is remarkable, when llio
senses of the material hody are active, yon see
men and material things; lint when the senses
of your spiritual body aro active, and those of
the material body quiescent, von can behold anoe]s
and spiritual tiling as plainly and palpably
as you now do the things of cuith ; but you
eannot see s| iritual beings with material eyes.
At what we call death, we put of?' the material
body, and thus shut out the mateiial world lor
ever, and tlieu live eternally in out spiritual
it:.. ,k.. i,il tvnrld. which will be as
nome* in mi- >ii mi,,, ,f
really mid truly substantial as ever the material
was. Yon perceive, therefore, dear Aiiruae,
llnit unless (lie Lord sees fit, in his good Providence,
to open the eyes of your spirit, you will
not lie tilde to see tinge Is."
Aiioine was sadly disconcerted at this jnformation;
for though spiritual intercourse is said
? -<* iv? ??
to have lieoij a eircNmsKinw ?i m iju^uv
retire at this period, and |i?r mimic, lime after, as
is evident from many similar events being re.
corded in the Bil;|e, yet she had been too much
engrossed with herself to reflect upon the nature
of such things. So frefjuent is such iulercouso
said to have been at that very ancient time, that
angels were the common instructors of man.?
*1 Cor. xv. 44
i Indeed lo a very great extent this is the ease
now, hut with this difference, then man was in
open and manifest communion, nnd talked with
angels ns with his fellow men; but now, doubtless
lor some wise and providential reason, they
minister to lis in an unseen manner. But though
unseen, it is not the less certain that they are.
even now, our instructors; for how otherwise
can we account for those new and beautiful
truths which enter our minds in states ol conternplation?
Man cannot create a truth ; they
must therefore, be communicated from some
source ; and that source is clearly not anything
extraneous to us; for in such states we are
more withdrawn from external objects than at
other times, and elevated into thesnierior re
cr?t-x hi ciur iiiiiiijs , uieynMjM, tiitrrtfiurt*,cuint?
from within; and our convft'fsatinu nl such times
must be in heaven, if our thoughts he true, and
in hell if they be false. From this constant
ministration, and leaching, and nearness, ofangelic
beings to us, it is nothing outrageous to
suppose, that God may, even at litis day, for
wise and eternal purposes, close the senses ot
the body, and open those of the spirit, as he did
often to the patriarchs, to Ellisha's young man,
to the prophets, to the disciples, to the apostles,
and particularly to the Revelator.
Aucune pondered over what her sister had
said, and almost despaired of ever being able to
bathe in the Fountain of Beauty. One day,
however, after being more than usually anxious,
she wandered up and down in her father's gar.
den. and was quite overcome with her feelings,
when suddenly, she beheld a glorious being
dressed in white garments. His face beamed
with love .> nd kindness, so much so that Aucune
could scarcely look upon it, for the glory that
was about it. "Young immortal," said he, as
he approached Aticune, "we have perceived
that you are anxious to have communion with
angels, and to enter the spirit-land, and hat he
in the Fountain of Beauty; our kind Father
has granted your desire, and you are now in the
world of spirits." Aucunp was astonished, and
could not conceive how it could be ; "for" said
she, "1 have a body, and garments, and here is
a solid earth !" and for some time shn could
scarcely believe it, but in time she became convinced
that she was not dwelling in the material
world; for all her faculties were a thousand
times more free and sensitive, and al! tho ob
jects mat siiriDiiniiea ner were so mucn in untson\with
herself, that they seemed as if they
were the things of her own mind portrayed la?,
fore her.
" Follow mo," sniil the angel after the surprise
of Aiirnnc had somewhat subsided, "follow
me. and I wi'l show you the wav tothe !mmortal
Tr.,mMain " "n<, lns'ftn,V r.u. .....a
inwardly exulting at the thought of soon being
as beautiful as her sister. So entirely did this
occupy her mind, that sh?? never once spoke to
the angel; and they walked on in silence, until
they arrived at a splendid massive gate of brass.
Over the top was written the " (iate of Obedience;"
Auenne thought it was a strange name,
but supposed that it was one of the peculiarities
ol the spirit world, and made no inquiries.?
"We must enter through this gate," said the
angel, who immediately went up, and lifted a
oomlerotis knocker anil struck three times.?
Tin' gate was instantly opened liy several glorious
livings clad in similar manner to the conducting
angel, and all equally benevolent.
Welcome welcome, welcome, welcome,
Welcome to the nngel-land
said they rejoicing, and in tones of sweetest music.
" Immortal, enter our happy land," they j
continued; Aucune attempted, but as soon as j
she was liiirly within the Gale, she ("ell an op j
pressive pain upon her forehead, her eyes lie- j
came din-, fear and trembling came upon Iter,'
and site thought she was ceasing to live.
When the angels saw this, they sighed, and
tears of pity rolled d?iwn their cheeks, as Aucune
was compelled In withdraw from the Gate.
"We know bv this," said the first angel,
"that you cannot reach the Fountain of Beau
ty; for none can breath the air of our land, hut
those, who, in spit it and lite, are like us. Now,
' -i . .... ... r.. ii I* I
IIliIS gale IS Ciosru iiu ... .
the will of our great .Master that all should en
I ter; hut when any one retires with pain, we
perceive that they are unfit to pass through our
land." Poor Aticune burst into tears and earnestly
entreated them to tell her what she must
do. " Return to the world," said they, "and
hearken to the good will of your father, and by
all means do not teuzo, or speak angrily to your
sistei;do this, and three months you shall re.
turn tons, and we will take you on yuur way
to the Fountain." She turned away Irorn the
gate very sorrowful, lor the task appeared an
' ' i ? ..i,,.
extremely nam one; ana onur m nvn? cut
thought of turning hack to ask whether some
easier thing would not do; and, probably, she
would have done so, if her spiritual sight at that
moment had not been closed.
The first object she saw on her return to thp
world of Nature, was Cliacuop watering a beau,
tifnl bed of flowers, that had grown surprisingly
since she had noticed it. " All, there it is
again," said she, as she viewed, with vexation,
the success with which her sister cultivated her
garden; "she strives to do every thing belter
1.1 L . : . : _.1
than anv one eise. ami men sue is jnaiscu mr
it; she knows I don't like it, and she does it to
tease me; 1 will go this moment and trample
upon the lied, thai I willand away site ran.
cjuiie in a rage, simply because her sister had.
with great pains and care succeeded in cultivating
:i few (lowers ! As slie was running with
r? ~ ~
thin wicked intention, she suddenly stopped and
looked round in amazement and alarm. " Did
you speak Chaeune!" said she, with terror.?
"No sister dear, 1 am just making you a bouquet
of my beautiful flowers; conn- and see how
nicely they have grown!." "But some cue
spoke sister, and said, 'remember.' " "You
must have thought it sister, for I heard no one!"
said Chacuue. It was indeed a voice that
spoke, probably that of her guardian angel, who
was sppaking to her spirit, as God called to
Samuel when he was laid down in the holy
place, and beseeching her to rememher the consequences
of such wicked conduct. This is
the way that angels always do, they call into
rembrattce the instruction we have previously
I I - -!? ? ' -
rn:?rivrw, aim strive mereoy 10 withdraw Ui
frofn the sin we are tempted commit.
This warning from the mysterious voice had
its beneficial effect, for she concluded it was
some kind admonition from heaven. When
she went to Chaeune, and saw her flower*, and
with what readings they were all bestowed
upon herself, she felt inwardly ashamed for
having suffered such unkind feelings to obtain
influence over her, and resolvpd henceforth t?
destroy no more of Chacuie's jlovvers. This
was, perhaps, the first tirne^M^ (bit
ashamed of having done wrong, and, perhaps,
also, it was the first good resolution she ever
made, that was not afterwards immediately
broken.
TO BE COXTIKU$p.
The Union of yesterday did not publish the
proceedings of the large Democratic meeting
at Richmond, Va , but inserted an editorial of
the Richmond Enquirer .the day after the meeting
in opposition to them. This will do pretty
well for the National organ of the Democrat-,
ic pari}'?to omit or postpone the unanimous
expression of a great meeting of its own party
in the largest town of the largest Southern
State! We hope however that the Union will
see an official account of that meeting, and publish
it. The resolutions unanimously adopted
were published, three days ago in our paper,
and are amongst the most able, powerful, find
triumphant arguments yet made. They are
worthy of Virginia fame and 'Virginia patriot,
ism?and will crush all the editorials of the
Union on the subject.?Southern Press.
The Editor of the Union is at length evident,
ly much alarmed. The voice of the South is
coming in thunder tones that cannot he drown*
?,i v.? a ?i-~. --?..f
cu ?y ?uv uiov?/iuaiu \ icaiMiiji wi iiic ni^a?i?
But we have no idea of seeing this gathering
storm at the South used to produce a stampede.
in Congress.
It is the hour for calm deliberation. For ourselves,
it we thought the pepple of the South
would submit to a surrender of all the territory
in dispute, we would contend against it.
We would turn away in shame and sorrow
from the spectacle of a great race so lost to
their rights and their interest. For we know
that when the spirit of a people has departed,
llr.:.-d;?lh7whero ^ u *
"The spring never visits the mouldering urn,
The day never dawns 011 the night of the grave."
But it is because we believe the South yet
cherishes the spirit that made her great, that
we call so earnestly on Congress to be just.
lb,
Political Tactics.? I he Anti-Slavery or
Free Soil party of the North finding it imprac.
ticable to obtain their object directly by the passage
of the Wilmot proviso, hn"e resorted to a
stratagem to obtain their end. To secure for
the North the whole of tho territory in controversy.
they have resorted to the manoeuvre of
having the inhabitants there to present those
territories asStates with constitutions excluding
slaveholders. By going through this form,
which as a mere form is not objectionable, they
expect to disarm the opposition of the ?outh, or
at laact rn ?pr-nrf> before the coniitry the ftdvaq
tage ofposition, and oblige the South to ho tho
first to resort to the retnedios outside the usual
forms of constitutional and legal proceedings.
This stratagem, cunning as it is, may however
easily be thwarted, without going out of the I'no
of action already recognised in the Constituting
and law. The Southern Representatives,
though in a minority, have it in their power, by
well known parliamentary tactics, to prevent
the success of these outrages on their nonstitu.
ents. If they cannot move the Covernment in
the direction which right and justice require,
they at least can stop its hostilo and injurious
Tt,?ir hnvp it in their oower. by exer
cisiug their undoubted rights, to make such rnolions,
from lime to time, as may effectually prevent
the admission of these States, and even the
passage of the usual appropriations, until those
having the control consent to do justice to the
South.?jhThe
Legislature of .Maine has just passed?
yeas 10*2, nays 31?resolutions for the prompt
and unconditional admission of California, and
the organization of territorial governments for
New Mexico and Utah, prohibiting slavery.
Their Senators and Representatives in Congress
are. required to vote accordingly.
A Monster Turk.? V California rorres.
pondent of thp Salem (iazette, (Joseph S. Ma.
lis) says that Col. Temple Tnhhetls, formerly of
Lewiston Ralls, Mp., cut^a tree of the Redwood
species, in California, which was two hundred
and filly-four feet high, arm ineasureo ai me i"i'
two feet in diameter. The tree was woik',t'
into lumber one hundred and forty feet from llpi
butt, where it ntensured five feet in diameter.
There were made from this giant of thp forest
110,000 shingles, 6,000 clapboards, 4,000 three
l>v four joists, twenty two feet long, and theie
was left at a moderate calculation from seventy
to eighty cords of wood. The clapboards were
sold for $30 per thousand, the shingles for $33
per thousand, the joists tor ?375 per thousand,
and the remaining part of the tree would readily
sell in this citv, Ibr fire wood, at ?10 per cord,
thus, at a moderate, rate wa? derived from t!j&
working ?l this mammoth dweller of I lit* prime,
val forest the ueut little sunt of.Sl l.floO.
Within four years about j! 1 5,000,000 have been
expended in railroads in Vermont and New I lamp
slure, and nearly .<570,000,000 in New England.